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Drayton's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended December 31, 2021), Drayton took in $1.1 million and spent $2.2 million.

Latest recorded year: ended December 31, 2021Estimated by the U.S. Census BureauComes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

Fees for services (water, garbage collection)65%City taxes30%State tax money4.6%Fines and other0.5%

What stands out

19%

of Drayton's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities, towns and villages of under 10,000 people get none.

City taxes30%

Sales tax
19%$217 thousand
Property tax
10%$117 thousand
Other taxes
0.5%$6 thousand
What's in other taxesAlcoholic beverage licenses
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$6 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services65%

Fees for services
65%$729 thousand
What's in fees for servicesWater; garbage collection and 1 more
  • Water$570 thousand
  • Garbage collection$113 thousand
  • Sewer$46 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money4.6%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
4.6%$52 thousand

Fines and other0.5%

Interest, rents and other
0.3%$3 thousand
Fines
0.3%$3 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities79%Police, fire, courts and jails7.9%Roads, transit and parking7.2%Running the government and other costs4.6%Interest on debt1.4%

What stands out

79%

of Drayton's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city, town or village of under 10,000 people spends 32%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
79%$1.8 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesWater supply; sewer systems and 1 more
  • Water supply$1.6 million
  • Sewer systems$151 thousand
  • Garbage and solid waste$31 thousand
Police, fire, courts and jails
7.9%$177 thousand
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice and courts and legal services
  • Police$174 thousand
  • Courts and legal services$3 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
7.2%$160 thousand
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways
  • Roads and highways$160 thousand
Running the government and other costs
4.6%$102 thousand
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); finance, tax collection and budgeting and 1 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$73 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$26 thousand
  • Government buildings$3 thousand
Interest on debt
1.4%$32 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Drayton. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended December 31, 2021. Most of this government's figures were estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau from a sample; the government did not report them itself. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Drayton itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.